Pets Are Family Too

Do not let down your guards yet, against poisonous pet food! Wal-Mart has quietly removed two types of dog treats made in China from it’s store shelves, even though the products have not been issued an official recall.

This latest pet food recall appears to have stemmed from some complaints that the jerky treats made in China, causes fatal kidney failure in dogs. Wal-Mart quietly pulled from store shelves, Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, spokeswoman Deisha Galberth said late Monday. Wal-Mart does not know if these products are sold in all stores, but they have taken extra measures to prevent the sales of these jerky treats.

“When we took it off shelves at the end of July, we pulled it based on the customer feedback so we could do testing prior to announcing anything publicly,” Galberth said. “That’s why did not make a public announcement — it was still going through the testing process.”

One complaint by a La Porte, Indiana woman , Sherri Shelton who had to put her 7-yr old terrier down after feeding her dogs Bestro’s Chicken jerky Treats from Wal-Mart. Shelton had taken her dog, Sheba to the vet in early July and was given a clean bill of health at that time. Shortly after the vet visit, Sheba began behaving oddly and on a couple of occasions, was found lying in her own urine. Read the rest of this entry »

Good News, after all of the recent bad news of recent months about contaminated pet food threatening the lives of our dogs and cats, a silver lining may be emerging! Natural Balance Pet Foods have announced a new program that allows consumers to receive test results of the Natural Balance Pet Foods purchased. The “Buy With Confidence” program launched by Natural Balance allows pet owners to track the testing of their pet food.

Not only have Natural Balance provided immediate access to test results of their pet food, they also added testing for Cyanuric Acid and melamine. Remember, melamine contamination fueled major pet food recalls by some of the largest pet food manufacturers. The recalled pet food was manufactured with imported wheat gluten tainted by melamine, a toxic chemical used to make plastics.

The new “Buy With Confidence” service, allows you to use the internet, and other web-enabled devices to view Natural Balance pet food test results. When you go to this link , look for your “Best By” date on the pet food product in the results section. When found, you will know that the samples tested from that date code met the FDA guidelines for the tests listed. In the video below, Read the rest of this entry »

Are you paying attention to the pet food recall yet? If you are, then you will know that there is a close connection between poisonous pet food and tainted people food! It seems to be a little too close for comfort! For example, Castleberry Foods Company of Augusta,Georgia, have just issued a recall for it’s canned meat and non-meat products for humans due to botulism! Botulism can be fatal, and this is a CLASS I, HIGH HEALTH RISK for HUMANS and PETS ! Castleberry has included it’s PET FOOD in it’s recall, according to the FDA.

Attention, if you are currently feeding your dog any of the Natural Balance Pet food below, STOP feeding them and remove the pet food immediately!

Natural Balance Eatables dog food varieties: Size and UPC Codes

Irish Stew with Beef Dog Food 15 OZ, 23633-59860

Chinese Take Out with Sauce with Vegetables and Chicken Dog Food 15 OZ, 23633-59861

Southern Style Dumplings with Gravy with Chicken and Vegetables dog Food 15 OZ, 23633-59862

Hobo Chili with Chicken Pasta Dog Food 15 OZ, 23633-59863

The problem started in Texas and Indiana in humans who ate meatless hot dog chili sauce and became ill. The FDA expanded the recall to include all of Castleberry’s meatless products produced at the plant and halted production at the facility. These products were distributed Nationwide, some of the known recalled products that are for humans and pet foods are below!
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A new threat to our pet food supply has surfaced while we focus on the ever growing amount of pet food recalled from poisonous melamine and wheat gluten. Now, acetaminophen, the drug used in Tylenol and other over the counter pain medication has been detected in canned pet food by a testing lab in Houston, Tx. Experts are now warning that the contaminated pet food scare could be far worse than first thought.

The Doctor who runs the lab, Dr. Ernest Lykissa, believes that his findings of pet food contaminated with acetaminophen, and pet food contamination problems are far from over. This latest findings have started a new federal investigation into more contaminated pet food!

Acetaminophen is deadly to dogs and cats. One pill can kill a cat! According to Dr. Lykissa’s lab, EperTox, at least a half dozen samples of pet food tested, contained the drug! Read the rest of this entry »

Alert, check your Pet Food because Diamond pet foods announced that Nutra Nuggets 40lb. Lamb Meal and Rice Formula is being recalled because of cross contamination!

Pet owners, please do not become complacent about checking for pet food recalled for contamination from melamine, wheat gluten or any other poison that may be in your commercial Dog food or cat food! Even though there has been in a lull in the dog food and cat food recalls lately, there still may be a possibility that some dog and cat foods may still contain poisons!

Take these latest examples, where the dog and cat foods subject to the pet food recalls may be harmful due to cross contamination! Cross contaminations most likely would occur when a good batch of dog or cat food is processed using the same equipment and materials where the contaminated pet foods were processed! So, stay alert and keep informed about these pet food recalls to be sure your pet family members stay healthy!

In this latest case of Diamond Pet Foods Nutra Nuggets recall , the following products are subject to the pet food recall… Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, you have checked your pet food against the ever growing pet food recall list and yeah, it’s not on the list! Don’t get too excited and check that dog and cat food again!

Seems like every week there is more dog and cat food products being added to the pet food recall list. And this week is no different than the others because there have been another voluntary recall by one of the nations’ major pet food manufacturers!

Chenango Valley Pet Foods had already recalled dry pet foods manufactured with of rice protein concentrate from Wilbur-Ellis, that was contaminated with melamine, about three weeks ago. Now, according to the FDA, Chenango Valley Pet Foods is expanding it’s recall of pet foods that do not contain rice protein concentrate but were manufactured during the time the contaminated pet foods were made from the rice protein concentrate that contained the poisonous melamine. The products being recalled due to possible cross-contamination, as of May 17, 2006 are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

As of May 3, 2007, SmartPak Canine voluntarily recalled it’s mail order portion pack dog food nationwide, according to the FDA! On 5/02/07, SmartPak Canine voluntarily recalled all lots of LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice food which tested positive for the presence of melamine in a test received earlier that day.

The LiveSmart Lamb formula is only sold in “portion-paks” shipped straight to the consumer’s home each month. According to SmartPak, “there are no bags of potentially affected product on store shelves anywhere in the country.”

The focus of the recall has been informing affected customers via telephone, email, and letter. Ninety-nine percent of the roughly 220 pet owners feeding LiveSmart Adult Lamb via its portion pak pet food subscription service were contacted by live phone contact or message, and/or email. The company has had live contact with the majority of affected pet owners, and is continuing an aggressive outreach program to ensure that the notification has been received. To reduce likelihood of pet owners continuing to feed the food, replacement product is being shipped to affected customers free of charge.

Get more info on SmartPak from the FDA website and other Dog and Cat food recall products!